PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yve Braud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braud comes to the cage accompanied by "Here Comes the Hammer" by M.C. Hammer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Braud
vs
Mitchell

190 cm
21
232 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

190 cm
20
274 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yve Braud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grant Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell scores with a hook.
Braud shoots in looking for a takedown. Mitchell tries to sprawl out of it but Braud keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mitchell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Braud avoids them all with ease.
Braud shoots in for a double leg but Mitchell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Braud with a series of wild strikes but Braud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that Braud avoids nicely.
Braud slips a jab and a cross from Mitchell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Braud avoids it well.
Braud is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mitchell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yve Braud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that Braud avoids nicely.
Mitchell stuffs the takedown attempt from Braud. Braud gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitchell stuffs the takedown attempt from Braud. Braud gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitchell connects with a right hand. Braud shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braud shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mitchell but Mitchell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mitchell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grant Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braud ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Mitchell dives in and grabs Braud's left leg, looking for a takedown. Braud pushes down on Mitchell's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braud shoots and misses

and Mitchell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Braud lands an elbow inside that Mitchell shrugs off.

Mitchell has hold of one of Braud's legs. Braud is fighting the takedown attempt but Mitchell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Braud seems keen to control Mitchell's posture.
Mitchell wants to stand and escape but instead Braud has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mitchell doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Braud trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Braud makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mitchell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mitchell is looking to stand up but Braud isn't so interested in that idea.
Braud has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mitchell is proving hard to escape from.
Mitchell wants to stand and escape but Braud is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braud trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Braud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Mitchell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mitchell takes an elbow to the temple.
Braud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mitchell wants to break free but Braud has control.
Mitchell wants to break free but Braud has control.
Mitchell tries to break free but Braud pushes him back against the cage.
Braud throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Braud moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Mitchell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Braud tries to clinch up
and Mitchell counters with a series of strikes. Braud will be more careful next time no doubt.
Braud misses with a takedown
and Mitchell counters with a left and a right that stings Braud.
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
Mitchell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braud shoots and misses

and Mitchell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Braud!
Mitchell throwing strikes here but Braud is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mitchell won't let Braud get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mitchell looking to finish with strikes here!
Mitchell punching from mount but Braud doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mitchell controlling from mount.
Mitchell tries to control but Braud wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braud is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mitchell lands a big shot there that rocks Braud but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Braud is trying to escape the mount.
Mitchell throws some wild stikes that Braud manages to avoid easily.
Mitchell cracks Braud with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mitchell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mitchell wants to control the pace but Braud is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braud tries to lock up and control but Mitchell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mitchell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Braud because Mitchell loaded up on that one.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Braud suckers Mitchell into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Braud is now in Mitchell's guard!
Braud landing some decent shots from guard.
Braud looking to pass the guard.
Braud loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Braud trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Braud scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Braud throwing strikes from guard but Mitchell blocks nicely.
Braud postures up.
Braud wants to pass the guard but Mitchell is keeping the position.
Braud in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mitchell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Braud!
Braud taking shots to the head.
Mitchell trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Mitchell jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Braud is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Braud and Mitchell has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mitchell throws a right and a left that Braud avoids nicely.
Mitchell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Braud avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braud shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mitchell counters with a left and a right that stings Braud.
Braud with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mitchell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Braud's guard.
Grant Mitchell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Braud is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mitchell is controlling him.
Mitchell throwing strikes but missing.
Mitchell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to free his leg and advance position but Braud is retaining full guard.

Mitchell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Braud has his takedown stuffed

and Mitchell counters with a single leg into guard. Braud didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yve Braud. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to stand but Braud has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Grant Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Braud looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mitchell postures up.
Mitchell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Braud's guard.
Mitchell is in close to Braud's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Mitchell decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yve Braud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitchell shoots in but no luck this time.

Braud shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mitchell napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Braud thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mitchell struggling a bit here.
Mitchell is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Braud has just dragged him back down to the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mitchell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Mitchell!